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Besta deild karla
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association football league in Iceland
Key facts
- Founded
- 1912 ; 114 years ago ( 1912 )
- Country
- Iceland
- Confederation
- UEFA
- Relegation to
- Lengjudeildin
- Domestic cup s
- Mjólkurbikarinn , League Cup , Super Cup
- International cup s
- UEFA Champions League , UEFA Europa League , UEFA Conference League
- Current champions
- Víkingur (8th title) , ( 2025 )
- Most championships
- KR (27)
- Top scorer
- Patrick Pedersen (133 goals)
- Broadcaster s
- Domestic :, Sýn Sport , International :, Eleven Sports , OneFootball
- Website
- ksi.is
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- national championship
- Country
- Iceland
- Sport
- association football
- Official website
- www.ksi.is
- Organizer
- Football Association of Iceland
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- topic's main category
- Category:Úrvalsdeild karla (football)
- number of participants
- 12
- inception
- 1912-00-00
- league level below
- 1. deild karla
- sports league level
- 1
- event interval
- 1
- season starts
- spring
- competition class
- men's association football
- topic has template
- Template:Besta deild karla
Sources (1)
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Encyclopedic overview
The Besta deild karla (lit. 'Men's Best Division') is a professional association football league in Iceland and the highest level of the Icelandic football league system. The competition was founded in 1912 as the Icelandic Championship. Because of the harsh winters in Iceland, it is generally played in the spring and summer (April to September). It is governed by the Football Association of Iceland (KSÍ) and has 12 teams. By the end of the 2022–23 season, UEFA ranked the league No. 48 in Europe.
It was previously known as Úrvalsdeild karla.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Besta deild karla” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.